With a firm gaze, she didn't back down when she met Old Man Li's eyes. Old Man Li understood.
"Third son, it's good that you know what's going on. Your father won't force you."
Li Laosan, who had been prepared to have a falling out, was momentarily stunned. His father had given up so easily. Had he been overthinking things? Did his father still care about him?
[Clever, clever, Old Li is truly clever; he knows when to stop.]
He secretly favored Li Laosi, but wouldn't offend his other sons for Li Laosi's sake.
Of course, my father isn't among these sons.
Suddenly, her cheek was pinched, and Li Yiyi tilted her head to look over.
"Father, what are you doing?"
Li Laoda smiled without saying a word. He would retaliate if he could speak. Jiang Yuting slapped Li Laoda's hand away and pulled Li Yiyi back into her arms.
Jiang Yuting's face was already red from being pinched. She glared at Li Laoda, who looked guilty and turned his face away.
The family's small actions went largely unnoticed. After imagining what might have happened, Li Laosan sincerely said...
"Dad, I understand. I won't forget my second brother and fourth brother if I have the chance."
After speaking, Li Laosan faced Li Laoda, as if he were being forced into it.
"I will never forget my elder brother."
Getting him to treat Li Laoda well is harder than giving up his job to Li Laosi.
Boss Li smiled.
"No need. I still hope you can move out as soon as possible. You're both fathers now, it's not appropriate for you to keep living in someone else's house."
"Boss." Old Li's face darkened.
"Dad, why are you speaking so loudly? You'll scare my daughter."
Li Yi nodded. "Yes, what if we scare her?"
“Is there anything wrong with what I said? It’s perfectly reasonable for you and your mother to live in my house, but it’s rare for your brother to live in my house in the whole county.”
“I’m not forcing you to move out now. It’s just that it’s been so many years, and if you don’t move out, people will laugh at you. Once the news that the third son has a job comes out, even more people will laugh. I’m doing this for their own good.”
What Old Man Li said made sense, but it just didn't sound right to him, and Old Man Li couldn't even find a reason to refute it.
"Brother, don't worry, I'll move out as soon as I have the money."
Soon he'll be a working man, and Li Laosan is proud of himself.
He used to care about the house, but now that he's a city dweller and will be living in the city, the house will suddenly become worthless.
"That would be best."
Li Laoda shrugged indifferently, glancing at Li Laoer and Li Laosi, whose faces looked unpleasant.
Li Laosan seems to have gotten too big for his britches. He really thinks that becoming a worker means everything will be fine, and that he can move out as soon as he has money. He probably forgot that the family hasn't divided their assets yet.
If Li Laosan really moves out, the first people he'll offend are Li Laoer and Li Laosi.
The money issue has been discussed; now it depends on whether Old Lady Li is willing to cooperate, and whether Old Lady Li can control her mood.
"Dad, why did Uncle say he'd move out once he had money? We haven't separated the family yet, and all the money still has to be handed over, right?"
Biting her little finger, Li Yiyi delivered a witty remark, just like her eldest brother, she hoped the family would be as chaotic as possible; only in chaos could they exploit the situation.
The expressions on Li Lao Er's and Li Lao Si's faces changed instantly, and the arrogant Li Lao San's smile froze on his face, like a frostbitten eggplant.
How could he forget about money and wages?
At this moment, Li Laosan desperately wished that the family could split up right now.
"Father and Mother, Yi-yi is right. We haven't separated the family yet. Shouldn't the third son's salary be handed over?"
Zhao Dahua smiled, a smile even brighter than Li Laosan's. Her initial jealousy had turned into immense joy.
So what if Li Laosan has a job?
In short, Li Laosan is working for them; he's the one who puts up the work, but they all share the profits.
Having received the signal, Old Lady Li lived up to everyone's expectations.
"The third son's family hasn't been divided yet. As long as his parents are alive, the family won't be divided, you know that, right?"
"Mother, I know."
With a smile that looked more like a grimace, Li Laosan's face was full of resentment.
"Good to know." Old Mrs. Li nodded in satisfaction.
"For permanent employees, you pay 25 yuan to your family each month; for temporary employees, it's 11 yuan per month."
[Holy crap, Old Lady Li is so ruthless; she only leaves Li Laosan 5 yuan a month.]
[This is different from before. In the storybook, not long after Li Laosi got a job, Li Laosan also got a job. There were two workers in the family, leaving only one Li Laoer.]
The biased Old Mrs. Li and Old Mr. Li never mentioned handing over their wages.
[As expected, there are differences between people. Li Laosi is unemployed, and Li Laosan has to hand over his entire salary.]
[The thought that Old Man Li and Old Woman Li raised such an ungrateful child makes me so happy.]
My heart was pounding; it was a feeling of schadenfreude.
"Mother, could you please reduce the amount..."
Old Mrs. Li waved her hand, rejecting Li Laosan's words.
"Don't you know what the situation is like in the third child's family? Fuqiang and Minsheng need to go to school, and Fubao is old enough to go to school too. With so many children in the family needing to go to school, it all costs money."
"Leaving aside Fu Bao and the others, your father and I have worked hard for most of our lives to find wives for you and raise your grandsons. Now that your parents are old and can't move around, shouldn't you, as the older brothers, pay more attention to your fourth son's marriage?"
"You should do the math yourself. How much money do you spend in a year, and how much can you save?"
Li Yiyi felt the words sounded familiar. What Old Lady Li was saying was exactly the same thing she had used to morally blackmail her father. The only difference was that, unlike Li Laosan, her father hadn't given Old Lady Li a chance to finish speaking.
"No kids? That's none of my business," was Li's blunt and blunt response.
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